The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-03-20
To-day. Tomorrow, and Yesterday.
Boston Homo Journal.l


Corsagc bouquets are no longer good form
among the most fashionable, but they have been
relegated to the footmnn and the coHchman. At
Il fashionable wedding this week the two gentle
men, ON the box had gorgeous bouquets upon
their manly breasts. and between the rows Of
brass buttons the mnss of color made very pic
tureslue effect. A witty urchin who wears the
livery of the ID. 7. NJ. asked, with much fun in
his sparkling black eyes, Are yous the bride
groomt" cay,
Put the little fob chain upon the shelf until
called for. Watches arc gone out for ladies of
fashion. Norecord broken or unbrokcn of time
is kept in these days, and nothing is so very un.
English ms to nsk the time of day. Remember
this.
Blow out the candle and throw away your
sealing wax and atfectionately put your lips TO
the gummy envelope as In days OF yore, before
you became accustomed to burned fingers and
the aromatic incense of the plant wax. If your
thrift dcters you from throwing these familiar
utensils into the ash barrel, stow them away for
your grandchildren; their time will come again,
never doubt of IL.
Don't tic your bonnet 20 make yourself II
double chin: tie the ribbons loosely. No girl who
ties and pins the velvet bow In the present ugly
fashion could hope to follow the example of the
maiden in Nora Pcrry's poem. It would be Il
very mushU sort of heart that would he pinned
into the bow of to-day.
The spring bonnet from over the seas. which
has both the head of an owl and wretched little
pussy cat-mcow on II. suggests too strongly the
seaside ballad of the "Owl and pussy cat who
went to sea i'll II beautiful pen green boat" md
might properly he called the travelling circus
bonnet. THE Elephant and the Kangaroo
| may be the next materazed poem In bonncts
What ncxt1
One trouscr leg turned up and one turned
down dcsignntes the auglO-mnnac who still has
a spark oi patriotism left in his semi British
bosom.
"Swagger clothes is what they call them in
England nd-translatcd into the vernaculnr II
means. your best bib and tucker" The more
'gorgeur' the more English, according to last
fashion.
pink cont" dinner is the latest ultra toe
too in Boston.
Preparing for wnr IN Europe the women oi
forcthought III America nre laying In stock OF
Partisan clothes. These wnrlikc garments arc
being supplied by patriotic French modistcs and
English tailors nt prices slightly In advance OF
the usual cytortion. but like al European cloth
Ing this is warranted to keep IN style nj least tw,
years
The spike" team of brl1emnids Is the fashion
| able following for the bride to tho altar, nnt
gowns of yellow. light green, blue. and pinl
make sort of distorted rainbow for n back
ground 10 the bridal toilet of white.
Corduroy is having its day. and is raised b.,
fashion from its humble position as the uniform
of the English working class to tho proud dis
| tinction of being the favoritc fabric for out-of
door occasions for the epulent. II Ia used In al
sorts of fanciful ways. not the least useful %
| which is the long Newmarket topcuat for ladies
The latest umbrella hates to take of its prctt,
pink coat" for fear Of losing II forever. I'm
| brclln toy coats In stripes are the last agony.